in America you are useless and put into a nursing home if you are not young looking...hence all the make up and nursing home business that are booming.
2007-06-21 13:00:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
You are obviously not from America. Many, and I mean many people do not do that. Some people are old themselves and can not manage to take care of a loved one on their own, There for may have them moved to a nursing home. Let me tell you, I volunteer at a nursing home and they are happy people. I have heard many of their stories for why they are there. Some told me they have nobody to take care of them so they will have themselves put in a nursing home just to be taken care of.Xx
2007-06-21 13:11:57 · answer #1 · answered by ~§uηƒℓσబєr§~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If that is what you think is going on you are sadly mistaken. When my mother was dying she was placed in a nursing facility because she ASKED to be there because they could take proper care of her. I'm not young looking and I'm not in a nursing home and not all of America does this.
2007-06-21 13:04:46 · answer #2 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know some old people that are my grandparents and we live in America and I don't hate them at all!!! I absolutely love them! And they don't live in a nursing home, they are in their eighties and live in their own house. But even if they were sick or something and had to live in a nursing home, I would still go and see them and love them. Do you even live in America? If not, then please don't assume anything.
2007-06-21 13:08:03 · answer #3 · answered by Mollyruby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to say, but i think it has to do with the majority of people wanting everything instantly and conveniently. Why go to the library when you can get all your info on-line? Why make coffee when you can pick some up at Starbucks..hhhmm i think many people find old people inconvenient. How Sad.
2007-06-21 13:10:53 · answer #4 · answered by ladybug 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because our media and society value the youth. Old means we feel obligated to care for them. Thank God asians are here helping in the retirement and nursing homes.
2007-06-21 13:16:39 · answer #5 · answered by Your #1 fan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't generalize! I'm 21, and I have more friends over 50 then I do my own age.
2007-06-21 13:02:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they take too much time away from "younger...important" people who have so much "important" stuff to do...like watch DVD's, load i-pods, serch e-bay...they are, like, "so 33 rpm"!!!! "Old news"...no pun intended!!!
2007-06-21 13:06:25 · answer #7 · answered by MaxxandCody 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My great grand pappy smelled like mothballs .
2007-06-21 13:04:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋